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Three Works of Juanita Hill
Juanita Hill, an Ohio resident, is known for her generosity of spirit as well as talent. Much of her work...
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Karl Drerup
Enamelist Karl Drerup's (b.1904) successful career in the United States illuminates the mid-century craft revival in this country. Arriving on...
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Monographs of 3 Contemporary Metalsmiths
Superb mographs about three contemporary metalsmiths have recently become available: Ah Xian -- a Chinese sculptor who uses time-honored practices...
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The Enamelware of Bev Yokley
The sun rises over the tree line and spreads its light across the fields. The horse, donkey, and pot-bellied pig...
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The Inventive Jewelry of Earl Pardon
Earl Pardon's work has an elusive quality that is difficult to describe, yet this quality has motivated him throughout years...
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Komako Okumura
When and how did you become involved in enameling?
I saw great work of enamel in an art museum eight...
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Cecilie Hveding
I attended a school for goldsmiths in Norway and worked as an apprentice for a total of 3 years before...
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Tips & Techniques for Popular Finishing Touches
We asked a number of top jewelers to tell us their best practices, techniques, and tips for creating satin, brushed,...
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Antonia Schwed A Life of Creativity
Antonia Schwed, who died peacefully in September 2006, was one of the great enamelists of our time, and a pioneer...
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Eva Kucerova
In 2004, when I was preparing the 8th International Enamel Symposium in Erfurt, Germany (title : "SPIEGELUNGEN - REFLECTIONS") -...
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The Marsh Foundation
Two years ago, a participant in one of my workshops asked me if I would consider teaching a two-day enamel...
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Learning from a little fairy – 5
Oli's playing at ...the sawframe !
An 8 y.o. kid learning jewelry , being for the very first time in...
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The Enamelware of Ben Caldwell
Ben Caldwell is a painter, copper and silver smith, musical instrument builder, and inventor. He trained at the Studio School...
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James Cromar Watt
Editor’s Note: This is the full text of a speech, submitted by Florentina Nichols, given by Christine Hew at the...
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The Enamelware of Radka Urbanova
Radka's first encounter with enamel was in early childhood. She used to go to an Orthodox Church with her father...
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Lisel Salzer
Lisel Salzer, 99, Seattle Artist Who Fled Nazis by Sheila Farr, Seattle Times art critic from The Seattle Times, Tuesday,...
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6/20 On Precious Metal Clay
An enameling/jewelry student of mine discovered the 6/20 on PMC process. Always an adventurer, she was experimenting with the Thompson...
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Isabelle Schwarzer and Daniel Gunther
Where did you learn to enamel?
Daniel: I had completed my high school diploma 2001 at the Walter Gropius compartment-Highschool...
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The Enamelware of Sean Alton
My affair with precious metals began while working with my father a talented jeweler who worked with spring movement. He...
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Sansone Studio
Sometime around 1989 or 1990, I got a call from a friend, Steve Kissler, who owned a small gift shop...
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An Interview with Metalsmith Kelly Jean Conroy
Kelly Jean Conroy discusses her approach to metalsmithing, jewelry art, and education. Learn what her Video Series on Ganoksin offers....
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Learning from a little fairy – 3
An 8 y.o. kid learning jewelry , being for the very first time in a goldsmith workplace . Amazing skills...
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Metalsmith 2003 Exhibition
This article showcases various exhibitions published in the 2003 Exhibition issue of the Metalsmith Magazine. This features Pamela Argentieri, Michal...
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Serik Rysbekov
Serik became acquainted with enamel while studying at college. He graduated in 1988 with the specialty of "Art Processing of...
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Precious Metal Clay
I’d like to first dispel a myth about Precious Metal Clay. Precious Metal Clay (PMC) is NOT some magical clay...
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CORAL & ANGELFISH 6 – final
Coral brooch , 18k white and yellow gold , tube frame , plique a jour enameling .
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Bettina Dittlmann: Power of Subtlety
At Rhode Island School of Design’s recent exhibitions of work by graduates of the Munich Academy of Fine Arts, objects...
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Jessica Calderwood
Jessica Calderwood's work consists of enamels that walk a fine line between the beautiful and the bizarre. The process of...
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Recent Electroforming Developments
Electroforming is an old, established technology and, in its original form, it was a bit cumbersome to use. However, as...
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Postal Cards and Postage Stamps
A risk was taken on my part with the concept for an exhibition entitled "Postal Cards and Postage Stamps," for...
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Isabella Corwin
Isabella Corwin resides in Maine, only 65 feet from the ocean. Her setting influences her with it's flotsam and jetsam....
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Creating Basse-taille Artwork
Although Amsterdam is the capital of the Netherlands, our government has its scar in Den Haag (The Hague). Therefore all...
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International Cloisonné Jewelry Contest
Owing to 201 entried works from 20 countries over the world, The 20th international Cloisonné Jewelry Context has closed successfully...
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Fabergé: Jeweler to the Tsars
Fabergé – the name carries special significance even today. It is inextricably linked with the glamour of pre-revolution Russia. Fabergé’s...
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Learning from a little fairy – 6
An 8 y.o. kid learning jewelry , being for the very first time in a goldsmith workplace . Amazing skills...
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Learning from a little fairy – 4
" I GOT STRENGHT ! " Says little fairy Oli , working for the first time with a rolling mill...
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Harold Hasselschwert: Materialization of the Exotic
Possibly of another time and almost certainly of another place, Hal or Harold Hasselschwert enamels entice the imagination with the...
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The Psychology of Slowness
For many years the name of Kenneth F. Bates has graced the covers of books on design, enameling and a...
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The Enamelwork of Bill Helwig
When enamelist Bill Helwig celebrated the half-century mark in July of 1988, his wife Lenore Davis, asked the celebrants to...
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The Enamelware of Pat Peat O’Neil
Pat Peat O'Neil, now ninety-two, started enameling in Girl Scouts when she was sixteen. They used a torch to fire...
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College of Art in Lodz
Lodz is the second biggest city in Poland. It is renowned for being a center of the textiles industry which...
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Platinum – Sterling Alloy
Throughout the history of jewelry making, metalsmiths have strived to perfect not only their artistry, but their materials as well....
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Barbara Nakae
Barbara Nakae
1922 – 2006
Barbara Nakae of Newcastle, CA, born April 24, 1922, passed away peacefully in her sleep...
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Design-Jewelry for a Cultural Elite
The first pages of contemporary Italian jewelry were written some half a century ago in Padua, by the enterprising pioneer:...
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Large Cloisonne Wall Pieces on Copper
I have worked in cloisonné on large-scale wall hangings and site-specific installations for public spaces. My work ranges from 8"...
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Precious Metal Alloys Part 3
The hardening of gold and silver is now easier than ever before thanks to increased experience in the heat treatment...
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How to Quickly Dome Irregular Forms
With this procedure you can dome nearly all regular or irregular shapes or forms, as long as the edges or...
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Experiment Shortcuts
Over the years, I have been experimenting to find ways of combining techniques so as to save firing time. Because...
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